Organizing European SpaceSAGE Publications, 27 juil. 2000 - 216 pages This book combines perspectives from political science, history and geography to provide a comprehensive introduction to 'Europe' or European space as we understand it today. Central to the book is the phenomenon of the sovereign state and the question of alternative ways of organizing Europe politically and economically. The book explores four different ways of organizing space: state, union, region and network. By tracing the origins of the sovereign state in Europe, the book first reviews the resilience and adaptability of the sovereign state historically, and then looks at the implications of the contradictory processes of integration and fragmentation, or globalization and regionalization, present to |
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... centres , European cities in recent times have experienced a sort of renaissance . The cities that are generally considered successful are distinguished by the fact that they serve as meeting places , liaison centres and arenas more ...
... centres , European cities in recent times have experienced a sort of renaissance . The cities that are generally considered successful are distinguished by the fact that they serve as meeting places , liaison centres and arenas more ...
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... centres for local commerce , the cities had significant influence over the surrounding country- side . The cities did not compete with the territorial princes in regard to land ownership , and there was thus no need for a state ...
... centres for local commerce , the cities had significant influence over the surrounding country- side . The cities did not compete with the territorial princes in regard to land ownership , and there was thus no need for a state ...
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... centres and centres of capital . The British Isles as well as France , Prussia and Spain illustrate this trajectory of ' capitalized coercion'.38 From the seventeenth century onward the capitalized coercion form proved more effective in ...
... centres and centres of capital . The British Isles as well as France , Prussia and Spain illustrate this trajectory of ' capitalized coercion'.38 From the seventeenth century onward the capitalized coercion form proved more effective in ...
Table des matières
vii | 109 |
Towards an Ever Closer Union? | 135 |
Places in Networks | 152 |
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